The little princess which is MY FAVORITE I think, I watched it as a kid and loved it but also all that drama kept me very tense. Here I learnt that adults can be awful with kids and if that lovely and curly Shirley had problems with them, you were practically screwed (that woman!!). You can watch it on Youtube right now...but keep Kleenex near!

So, what's your favorite movie or moment from Shirley? Do you think I need to see any in particular?

"Heidi" is a practically perfect Shirley Temple movie from the classic book. If you think you hated Mary Nash as Miss Minchin in "The Little Princess", wait until you see her in this one!

"Wee Willie Winkie" and "Fort Apache" both directed by John Ford. In the first film Shirley is the nine year old "pet" of a British army outpost in India. In the second, Shirley is a young lady of 20, playing Henry Fonda's daughter, the "pet" of a far west cavalry post.

Other favourites are "Captain January" and "Curly Top" and anytime Shirley danced with Bill Robinson.

Hi there Caftan Woman, THANK YOU so much for your recommendations, I'll try to check them all out! Now that I think of it, I remember some scenes from "Heidi" maybe I watched it some years ago :) Thanks for stopping by!

Clara, Shirley Temple is always endearing, as well as plucking my heartstrings (especially in A LITTLE PRINCESS), but I really got a kick out of THE BACHELOR AND THE BOBBY -SOXER. The "man with the power" bit especially cracks me up! :-)

A few others on your list are also huge favorites---Now and Forever, The Little Princess, and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer. I also really like "Rebecca of Sunnybrook," which also stars Randolph Scott. It's fun seeing him relating to Shirley in that kind of role. I also really like "That Hagan Girl," which has the teenage Shirley starring with Ronald Reagan. I also have fond memories of "Baby Take a Bow" and "Stowaway."

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